Author: EconLearner

Those who excel at behaving in this way can have an edge over their peers. But because these behaviors are traditionally seen as “masculine,” women often feel ostracized from the conversation. The emphasis on male behavior extends to business schools — a trend that has drawn attention Nicole Stephens when he went from working in psychology to vocational school. “It was very striking to me how masculinist some of the norms are in classroom cultures in business school settings, especially compared to other disciplines in the social sciences or humanities,” says Stephens, a professor of management and organizations at the…

ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 26: An oil and gas drilling rig is in operation on October 26, 2017 in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. The Kendal well uses a horizontal drilling technique to extract oil and natural gas in the extensive Marcellus shale formation. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)Getty Images”The rates of return are very little under fifty dollars.” How legendary oilman Harold Hamm described the state of mining to Gregory Zuckerman in his 2013 book, The Frakers. The high cost of oil drilling in the state is of most concern to us right now, and as the debate continues among…

Many companies are using AI to automate tasks, reduce costs and speed up existing workflows, but this approach risks missing the much bigger opportunity.Adobe StockThe first instinct for many companies adopting AI is to ask a simple question: Where can we save time or reduce costs?This usually means automating day-to-day work, speeding up hiring, handling customer service queries or streamlining compliance. In practice, AI is often bolted onto existing workflows, with a chatbot here or an agent managing a narrow process there.These are helpful steps. They can offer quick wins and visible short-term benefits. The danger is that they can…

Is your portfolio ready for the “New Normal” of 2026? In this episode of The Money Mindset, we sit down with Rishabh Nahar, …

Facade of the Marriner S Eccles Building of the United States Federal Reserve, the Federal Government agency responsible for setting United States monetary policy as well as setting interest rates, Washington, DC, July 24, 2017. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).Getty ImagesGovernments have no resources. They can only consume as long as they have taxable access to private sector production. If you said the above to the libertarian Cato Institute, the libertarian Mises Institute, the conservative American Enterprise and Hoover Institutions, and even the increasingly populist Heritage Foundation, the public and scholars at all five think tanks would nod in agreement.This…

Magnifying Glass Highlighting Food Nutrition FactsgettyI was driving this weekend and happened upon one of the popular urban radio stations in my area. What I heard next almost made my ears bleed. It wasn’t a terrible song. It was a public service announcement challenging the recent Artemis mission to the moon and recycling clichéd arguments that space exploration is wasteful. I echo and applaud the underlying argument that people are struggling with financial hardship, health care, and other “kitchen” table issues. However, a broad rejection of exploration, basic research and development is dangerous. Should we use research and development labels…

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 08: In this photo image, the logos of the Google app, Drive, YouTube, Gmail, Chrome, Google and Google Maps appear on the screen of an iPhone on June 8, 2023 in Paris, France. Google Chrome browser users are advised to update their browser software as soon as possible to ensure their security. The American giant has just released a security update to fix a computer flaw that represents a high risk for Internet users. This is the third time since the beginning of the year that Google has identified a “zero day” flaw, that is, a…

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Sebastian Steinhaeuser, the COO of SAPUNDERMINESAP organizes two major conferences each year for customers, prospects and partners. This year’s Sapphire conferences were in Orlando and Madrid. As was the case at Sapphire Orlando, almost all of the messages in Madrid focused on their approach to artificial intelligence. While SAP is the world’s largest provider of business software, it positions itself not just as a provider of business software but as a provider of artificial intelligence governance solutions. I had the opportunity to interview Sebastian Steinhaeuser, SAP’s Chief Operating Officer, at the Madrid conference. Our discussion focused on AI. The transcript…

Kelly Loeffler, Administrator of US President Donald Trump’s Small Business Administration. The agency this week issued new guidelines for cracking down on SBA loans.(Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)The Small Business Administration has finally made its crackdown on small business investors official, and it’s not as sweeping as some involved with SBA-guaranteed loans had feared.Forbes reported in March that the SBA had quietly begun rejecting loan guarantees for businesses if any of their owners or investors – even a passive investor – had previously backed a business that defaulted on an SBA-guaranteed loan. Then, and then, the SBA didn’t respond Forbes’…